diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.test.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.test.tsx
index 4b572f6e348b8..808346b53304c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.test.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Discover topnav component', () => {
     const props = getProps(true);
     const component = shallowWithIntl(<DiscoverTopNav {...props} />);
     const topMenuConfig = component.props().config.map((obj: TopNavMenuData) => obj.id);
-    expect(topMenuConfig).toEqual(['options', 'new', 'save', 'open', 'share', 'inspect']);
+    expect(topMenuConfig).toEqual(['options', 'new', 'open', 'share', 'inspect', 'save']);
   });
 
   test('generated config of TopNavMenu config is correct when no discover save permissions are assigned', () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.test.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.test.ts
index d31ac6e0f2fea..20c5b9bae332d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.test.ts
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ test('getTopNavLinks result', () => {
         "run": [Function],
         "testId": "discoverNewButton",
       },
-      Object {
-        "description": "Save Search",
-        "id": "save",
-        "label": "Save",
-        "run": [Function],
-        "testId": "discoverSaveButton",
-      },
       Object {
         "description": "Open Saved Search",
         "id": "open",
@@ -81,6 +74,15 @@ test('getTopNavLinks result', () => {
         "run": [Function],
         "testId": "openInspectorButton",
       },
+      Object {
+        "description": "Save Search",
+        "emphasize": true,
+        "iconType": "save",
+        "id": "save",
+        "label": "Save",
+        "run": [Function],
+        "testId": "discoverSaveButton",
+      },
     ]
   `);
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.ts
index 81be662470306..44d2999947f41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/get_top_nav_links.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export const getTopNavLinks = ({
       defaultMessage: 'Save Search',
     }),
     testId: 'discoverSaveButton',
+    iconType: 'save',
+    emphasize: true,
     run: () => onSaveSearch({ savedSearch, services, indexPattern, navigateTo, state }),
   };
 
@@ -153,9 +155,9 @@ export const getTopNavLinks = ({
   return [
     ...(services.capabilities.advancedSettings.save ? [options] : []),
     newSearch,
-    ...(services.capabilities.discover.save ? [saveSearch] : []),
     openSearch,
     shareSearch,
     inspectSearch,
+    ...(services.capabilities.discover.save ? [saveSearch] : []),
   ];
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/on_save_search.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/on_save_search.tsx
index 18766b5df7f33..25b04e12c650a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/on_save_search.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/apps/main/components/top_nav/on_save_search.tsx
@@ -98,16 +98,19 @@ export async function onSaveSearch({
   const onSave = async ({
     newTitle,
     newCopyOnSave,
+    newDescription,
     isTitleDuplicateConfirmed,
     onTitleDuplicate,
   }: {
     newTitle: string;
     newCopyOnSave: boolean;
+    newDescription: string;
     isTitleDuplicateConfirmed: boolean;
     onTitleDuplicate: () => void;
   }) => {
     const currentTitle = savedSearch.title;
     savedSearch.title = newTitle;
+    savedSearch.description = newDescription;
     const saveOptions: SaveSavedSearchOptions = {
       onTitleDuplicate,
       copyOnSave: newCopyOnSave,
@@ -136,14 +139,11 @@ export async function onSaveSearch({
       onClose={() => {}}
       title={savedSearch.title ?? ''}
       showCopyOnSave={!!savedSearch.id}
+      description={savedSearch.description}
       objectType={i18n.translate('discover.localMenu.saveSaveSearchObjectType', {
         defaultMessage: 'search',
       })}
-      description={i18n.translate('discover.localMenu.saveSaveSearchDescription', {
-        defaultMessage:
-          'Save your Discover search so you can use it in visualizations and dashboards',
-      })}
-      showDescription={false}
+      showDescription={true}
     />
   );
   showSaveModal(saveModal, services.core.i18n.Context);
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/saved_search_embeddable.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/saved_search_embeddable.tsx
index 8849806cf5959..89c47559d7b4c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/saved_search_embeddable.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/embeddable/saved_search_embeddable.tsx
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ export class SavedSearchEmbeddable
     return this.inspectorAdapters;
   }
 
+  public getDescription() {
+    return this.savedSearch.description;
+  }
+
   public destroy() {
     super.destroy();
     if (this.searchProps) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index acf9daebaf552..59a8cdaab6413 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -2528,7 +2528,6 @@
     "discover.localMenu.openSavedSearchDescription": "保存された検索を開きます",
     "discover.localMenu.openTitle": "開く",
     "discover.localMenu.optionsDescription": "オプション",
-    "discover.localMenu.saveSaveSearchDescription": "ビジュアライゼーションとダッシュボードで使用できるように Discover の検索を保存します",
     "discover.localMenu.saveSaveSearchObjectType": "検索",
     "discover.localMenu.saveSearchDescription": "検索を保存します",
     "discover.localMenu.saveTitle": "保存",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 5890f8553e7c5..4e901f51d54da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -2554,7 +2554,6 @@
     "discover.localMenu.openSavedSearchDescription": "打开已保存搜索",
     "discover.localMenu.openTitle": "打开",
     "discover.localMenu.optionsDescription": "选项",
-    "discover.localMenu.saveSaveSearchDescription": "保存您的 Discover 搜索，以便可以在可视化和仪表板中使用该搜索",
     "discover.localMenu.saveSaveSearchObjectType": "搜索",
     "discover.localMenu.saveSearchDescription": "保存搜索",
     "discover.localMenu.saveTitle": "保存",